Aristotle’s Politics
The complete text of Aristotle’s treatise on the city, the household, justice, and the best constitution — in the translation that has shaped English readers’ understanding of the work for over a century.
The Eight Books
I
Book I
The Household and the State
II
Book II
Review of Ideal States and Constitutions
III
Book III
Citizenship and the Theory of Constitutions
IV
Book IV
The Varieties of Constitutions
V
Book V
Revolution and the Causes of Constitutional Change
VI
Book VI
Democracies and Oligarchies
VII
Book VII
The Ideal State and Education
VIII
Book VIII
Education in the Ideal State
Bekker page ranges are given per book (the standard scholarly reference); precise citation uses Book · Chapter · ¶.